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Waste and recycling

Recycling your rubbish on campus is now easier as a result of our new waste and recycling contractors. We are rolling out new orange ‘mixed recycling‘ bins that allow you to recycle a range of materials rather than needing to put them in separate bins. Wherever you see the new orange ‘Mixed Recycling‘ bins you will be able to deposit the range of materials displayed in the below table, this will make recycling easier and also increase the amount we recycle by reducing contamination of separate waste streams. Please help us to achieve our recycling and recovery target of 60% by July 2015, this will also help us save money, as it costs us half as much to dispose of mixed recycling than general waste.

Yes Please

No Thanks

Paper

Cardboard

Paper mixed

Newspapers & pamphlets

Plastic

Mixed plastic bottles

Pots, tubs & trays (clean)

Plastic film

Carrier bags

Metal

Metal cans (aluminium and steel)

Mixed

Tetrapak

Coffee cups / lids

Food packaging (clean)

Food or liquid

Glass

Batteries

Polystyrene

Please use separate recycling facilities for these materials located around campus.

Electrical and electronic disposal

Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (or WEEE) contains a complex mixture of materials which are harmful to the environment. It is important we dispose of these items correctly or we could face prosecution. Please log all WEEE disposals through the helpdesk by either using Estates Online or calling x6464.

If you are ever in doubt about how you should dispose of something please contact us.

Ever wondered how your waste is recycled?

Chelmsford

Our waste is collected by Veolia Environmental Services, the waste from the orange mixed recycling bins is collected and taken to a recycling facility to be sorted by state of the art technology, watch the video below to find out more.

Cambridge

Waste from our Cambridge campus is collected by AmeyCespa. The waste from the orange mixed recycling bins is collected and taken to a recycling facility at Waterbeach to be sorted by state of the art technology. Watch the video below to find out more.